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Factory towns of south China : an illustrated guidebook / edited by Stefan Al [and four others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industries--Social aspects--China--Pearl River Delta.
- Industries.
- Cities and towns--China--Pearl River Delta--Growth.
- Cities and towns.
- Factories--Social aspects--China--Pearl River Delta.
- Factories.
- Pearl River Delta (China)--Economic conditions.
- Pearl River Delta (China).
- Pearl River Delta (China)--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (215 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong, China : Hong Kong University Press, [2012]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Organized in part as a travel guide, this book profiles a wide range of factory towns distributed throughout South China, which manufacture products as diverse as cars, ships, electronics, video game machines, clothing, ceramics, toys, and common foods.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgements; Credits; Introduction; Factory Towns of South China; Urbanization; The Danwei; Genesis and Evolution of Chinese Factory Towns in the Pearl River Delta; The Side Effects of Unregulated Growth; Demographics; Migration without Integration; Strike; Hukou; Factory Towns in the Headlines; Economics; Divergent Workshops of the ""World Factory"" in the Pearl River; From the Iron Rice Bowl to the Steel Cafeteria Tray; Infrastructure; The Power of Factories; Will Design Play a Role in ""Postindustrial"" PRD?; The Adwin Factory; Hong Kong; Kwun Tong Industrial Town; Shenzhen
- Fuyong TownShekou Industrial Zone; Dongguan; Nancheng District; Huangjiang Town; Guangzhou; Liwan District; Donghuanjie Town; Foshan; Shiwan Town: Shiwan Arthisic Ceramic Factory; Shiwan Town: Huanqiu Ceramics Factory; Zhongshan; City Center; Factory Futures; Regional Map; Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-202).
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 988-220-836-3
- OCLC:
- 795120405
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